NORRISTOWN – A 24-year-old Upper Gwynedd man will spend several months in jail after he was convicted of charges he used a kitchen knife to slash his girlfriend during an argument inside his borough residence.

Gregory Ross Jr., of the 900 block of South Broad Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to three-to-23-months in the county jail on charges of aggravated assault, possessing an instrument of crime and recklessly endangering another person in connection with the August 2010 domestic altercation.

President Judge William J. Furber Jr., who rendered the verdict after a one day, non-jury trial in April, also ordered Ross to complete five years’ probation after he’s paroled from jail. Ross is eligible for the jail’s work-release program while serving his sentence, the judge said.

By convicting Ross of the aggravated assault charge, the judge determined Ross attempted to cause or intentionally caused bodily injury to another person with a deadly weapon, specifically a kitchen knife.

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An investigation of Ross began about 2:25 a.m. Aug. 18, 2010, when Upper Gwynedd police responded to Ross’ residence to investigate a report of a stabbing, according to court documents. Arriving police found the victim suffering from multiple lacerations to her arms, hands and chin, according to the arrest affidavit.

“The injuries included multiple lacerations which required sutures to close and may require surgery,” Upper Gwynedd Police Sgt. Stephen Gillen alleged in the criminal complaint.

The woman told police she had been attacked by Ross, her boyfriend at the time, who was armed with a kitchen knife, following a violent domestic disturbance. Officers found Ross hiding in a closet, police said.

“The bloody Farberware knife with an 8-inch serrated blade was located at the base of the stairs leading to the second floor and blood was visible throughout much of the residence,” Gillen alleged.

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Carl Hessler Jr. writes about crime and justice at the Montgomery County Courthouse for The Mercury and 21st Century Media Newspaper’s Greater Philadelphia area publications. A native of Reading, he studied at Penn State University and Kutztown University before graduating from Alvernia University with a degree in communications. He is a recipient of a National Headliner Award and has been honored for his writing by the Keystone Press Association, Philadelphia Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Associated Press Managing Editors of Pennsylvania. Reach the author at chessler@pottsmerc.com
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